Chapter 196 Extra
Xiaoxiao introduced with sparkling eyes: "The pine caterpillars of this season have just chrysalis, and the skin is now crispy. You should try it."
There is a pattern for pine caterpillars to pupate. When they have eaten enough pine needles and become clumsy, they will spit out silk to form a cocoon to wrap themselves. If you tear open the cocoon a few days before they pupate, you will see the caterpillar with its body still intact.
Most caterpillars are gray-black, but some are light green. After they molt for the first time, they will become pupae with lighter colors. The pupae at this time are soft and tender to eat. After ten days or half a month, the pupae will molt for the second time. This time, the pupae will be covered with reddish-brown skin like the one in Du Heng's hand.
The silkworm pupae were twisting their buttocks in Du Heng's hands. Du Heng's scalp was numb and he was in denial: "No, I can't, I can't do it!" He really couldn't bear to eat silkworm pupae raw!
Xiaoxiao had forgotten the fear of being dominated by the caterpillars. He fearlessly took out a handful of insect pupae. As the demon fire in his palm swayed, the pupae were roasted and made a slight popping sound. The shell on the belly of the roasted pupae burst open, revealing white flesh and emitting a fragrance.
Xiaoxiao took out the pepper salt that Du Heng had prepared for him. He pinched a worm pupa, dipped it in the pepper salt, and handed it to Du Heng: "Try it, it's very fragrant."
Du Heng gritted his teeth and opened his mouth. After the hot insect pupa entered his mouth, the first thing he tasted on his tongue was the slightly spicy taste of pepper salt. After the upper and lower teeth collided, the insect pupa sandwiched between the gums burst open.
The pupa didn't have any strange smell, it tasted quite fragrant. And after biting open the abdomen of the pupa, there was a feeling of particles bursting, Du Heng thought these should be the eggs of pine caterpillars. Ignoring that what he was eating was a pupa, Du Heng had to admit that it tasted really fragrant.
Seeing Du Heng chewing one, Xiaoxiao smiled happily: "See, isn't it delicious?"
Du Heng touched Xiaoxiao's head and said, "You have found such delicious food after just coming back for such a long time. It seems that you have many friends in the Feather Tribe."
It would have been better if Du Heng hadn't said this. After he finished speaking, Xiaoxiao and Xiaoyu looked up at the sky and down at the ground. Feng Gui knew from a glance that Xiaoxiao had done nothing good, and he said coldly, "Feng Lin, did you do something bad?"
Xiaoxiao straightened her neck with a righteous expression: "How can this be called a bad thing? Feng Huanhuan bullied me so many times before, and she took away so many delicious foods from me. So what if I take away a bag of insect pupae from her now?"
Pine caterpillars of this size are best eaten alone, and the monks of the Feather Tribe will give some to the delicate cubs as snacks. Who would have thought that the first thing Xiaoxiao did when he came back was to rob his old friend... or enemy?
Feng Gui was almost amused: "Why are you so petty? A grown man is trying to snatch the pupa from a little girl. Isn't that shameful? Return the pupa to her and apologize at once."
Du Heng looked at Feng Gui with his eyes slanted. When Feng Daxian was a child, he was more aggressive than anyone else in snatching food. Now he actually had the nerve to joke around? And isn't it true that the strong are respected by demon cultivators?
Xiaoxiao was very firm in his stance and refused: "I won't! Feng Huanhuan, Feng Yangyang and the others always bullied me when they were little. I am fighting back now. This is... self-defense!" Xiaoxiao was so angry that he even used the words he learned in Du Heng's hometown, which showed that he hated the little phoenixes who bullied him in the past.
After saying that, Xiaoxiao picked up the storage bag and pulled Little Feather towards the Feather Clan's palace, shouting as he ran, "Uncle is the most annoying! He always protects other little phoenixes without knowing right from wrong! I must not be your biological child!"
Everyone: ...They are definitely not his biological children.
There is a saying that vulgarity is elegance. Walking in the Phoenix Clan Palace, Du Heng completely understood this saying. The palace looked golden from a distance, and it was magnificent when he walked in. The corridors of the palace were full of large flowers, many of which Du Heng could not name. They were fragrant and elegant, and the corridors were full of flowers.
Feng Gui led Du Heng and the others to a courtyard in the palace. The courtyard was full of flowers. When the breeze blew, the petals scattered all over the ground. It was impossible to tell what color the original floor tiles were. The courtyard was not big. Compared with the other courtyards they had just passed by, this courtyard should be the smallest one.
However, even the smallest courtyard can easily accommodate dozens of people. Feng Gui said, "This is the courtyard where I live in the Feather Clan. Everyone can feel free to do as they please."
Du Heng and his friends chose a room on the south side. Just by opening the window, they could see the yard full of flowers and the door of Nannan and Xixi's room.
Seeing Du Heng absorbed in looking at the flowers and plants, Xuan Yu put his arms around Du Heng's waist from behind and asked softly, "Do you like these flowers? If so, we can take a few and plant them in the yard when we go back."
Du Heng leaned back naturally in Xuan Yu's arms. He smiled and said, "No, we have Peizhu in our yard. Peizhu has a domineering temperament and will die if we take it back. Besides, there are flowers and plants in Xixi's yard. We can go and see them when we want."
Feng Gui's voice floated from outside the door: "Everyone take a rest first, the insect banquet will not start until the evening." After saying this, the doors and windows on Feng Gui's side were closed.
Du Heng looked at the closed door in confusion: "Are Nan Nan and Xi Xi so sleepy?"
Xuan Yu leaned close to Du Heng's ear and whispered something, causing Du Heng's face to turn red. Xuan Yu hugged Du Heng's waist tightly and said, "We can't afford to waste this beautiful scenery."
Just when Du Heng and the others closed the doors and windows and were studying with Nan Nan and Xi Xi, there was a knock on the window. Xiao Xiao's voice came from outside the window: "Du Heng Heng, open the window~"
Du Heng pushed Xuan Yu, Xuan Yu stood up and straightened his clothes, then strode towards the window. As soon as the window opened, Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yu Mao transformed into their original forms and flipped in through the window. As soon as their feet touched the ground, Xiao Xiao ran straight to the bed: "Du Heng Heng, I brought you a lot of delicious food!"
Du Heng immediately thought of the insect pupae that Xiaoxiao had just fed him. He was afraid that Xiaoxiao would take out a bunch of colorful insects. He said cautiously, "Let me make a promise first. If you take out insects, I won't eat them."
Xiaoxiao sat down on the quilt, and Xiaoyu quickly jumped up and sat next to Xiaoxiao. The two furry little guys were carefully searching the storage bag: "It's not a bug."
Then the two of them took out a bunch of red and green spiritual fruits from their storage bags, as well as some nuts that Du Heng didn't recognize. Xiao Xiao spread the fruits on the quilt and proudly showed Du Heng his harvest: "These are fruits that grow in the Feather Tribe. They are sweet and delicious."
Du Heng patted the two little guys' heads and said, "You two didn't rob other Little Feather Tribes, did you?"
Xiaoxiao shook her head: "I didn't rob. I picked these by my own ability." What a great skill! Du Heng always felt that these three words were full of profound meaning.
Xiaoxiao used her wings to push the fruit in front of Du Heng and Xuan Yu: "Eat it quickly!"
Du Heng picked up a green fruit and fluttered it in his hands. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that Xiaoxiao was very lively after joining the Phoenix Clan. He also felt like he had turned the tables. Usually, he would open his mouth around Du Heng, but now he actually thought of feeding Du Heng. Du Heng felt like his son had grown up. How should I put it? He was very proud and happy.
Xuan Yu picked up a fruit and asked Xiao Xiao: "Are you going to your uncle's place?"
Xiaoxiao shook her head: "Not now, Uncle and Nannan are practicing together now, if I go there I will be scolded by Uncle."
Du Heng crushed the fruit in his hand. Are Nan Nan and Xi Xi so shameless? Did the child hear their double cultivation?!
As evening approached, the door to Feng Gui's house finally opened, but only Feng Gui came out. Feng Daxian'er's face was flushed, and he said, "Nan Nan is sleepy, so he won't be attending the banquet tonight. Let's go, I'll take you to broaden your horizons."
Xiaoxiao hid behind Du Heng and whispered, "Uncle must have tortured Nannan so much that Nannan couldn't even get up."
Du Heng covered Xiaoxiao's mouth with his paw and said, "Stop yelling. If your uncle hears it, you will be scolded again." Xiaoxiao nodded, and Du Heng let him go.
The insect feast was not held on Wushan Mountain, but on Tongshan Mountain to the south of Wushan Mountain. There was a golden wu tree halfway up Tongshan Mountain. At this time, the sun was setting and a little fire was lit under the golden wu tree. Looking closely, it was a bonfire lit by the demon cultivators.
Feng Gui led Xuan Yu and the others to land under the golden wu tree. Du Heng looked around and saw a crescent-shaped square with a bonfire every three meters. On the side close to the golden wu tree was a row of circular wooden tables with many jars and pots on them.
As soon as they landed on the square, Xiaoxiao pulled Du's father and the others towards the row of wooden tables: "Grandpa and grandma, come with me." Du Heng looked and saw the elders of the Feather Clan walking quickly towards Feng Gui. He thought for a moment and followed Xiaoxiao and the others.
When he got closer, he found that not only were there jars and pots on the wooden table, but there were also open wooden basins underneath. These basins were filled with various insects. Du Heng took a look and his hair stood up again.
The insects in the wooden basin were big and small, some were soft-bodied and some were hard-shelled, some had wings and some had countless legs... Some of them were as long as half of Du Heng's arm, and they were colorful with eight heads on their heads, which scared him to tears. Some of them were only the size of rice grains, and they squirmed in the basin like a basin of tumbling fried rice... Seeing these insects, Du Heng felt that he didn't want to eat fried rice recently.
Some insects have low-key colors and will just curl up timidly in the pot; some are not easy to deal with at first glance, they show their fangs and claws, and the bright colors on their bodies clearly tell everyone that they are not easy to deal with.
Just as Xiaoxiao said, this was indeed a feast for insects, with different species of insects in each wooden basin. Du Heng felt like he was in an insect expo, and it seemed that the insect pupae that Xiaoxiao had given him to eat before were already a relatively normal species.
At this time, Du Heng saw the caterpillar that Xiaoxiao had cried and shouted that she didn't want to eat. Compared with other insects with strange shapes, the caterpillar was not the scariest one!
Behind the wooden table, there was a demon cultivator who was specifically responsible for skewering the insects.
Du Heng saw with his own eyes a girl with a sweet smile holding a milky white insect thicker than a thumb in her left hand. She took a bamboo stick and poked it into the insect's butt regardless of the insect's struggle. When the bamboo stick came out, it was covered with the insect's milky white juice.
The insect's body was shaking slightly on the bamboo stick, and Du Heng felt a chill on his back, as if the bamboo stick had not pierced the insect, but had passed through his body. Du Heng could not help but shiver.
When the girl saw Du Heng and the others standing in front of them, she said sweetly, "These are the larvae of the alpine bamboo worm. They are delicious whether roasted or fried. Would you like a few skewers?"
Before Du Heng could say anything, Xiaoxiao stretched out his hand: "Give me five skewers!" He had already calculated it: he, Xiao Yumao, grandpa and grandma, and Du Heng, each would have one skewer!
Du Heng resisted: "No...or I'll just count it..."
Xiaoxiao turned around with sparkling eyes and said, "The larvae of the bamboo shoot worm are delicious. I like to fry them in oil the most. They burst when you take a bite!"
Du Heng covered his face in pain: "Please, give me a way out."
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